trip down south

Sharon and I traveled down to the Gulf of Mexico this summer

 We stopped at a state park just north of New Orleans. It was a swamp trail. We just parked the car, got out, put on some bug repellant and walked off down the trail.

We met a local man on the trail after we had walked a half mile or so and I asked him how long the trail was. He said it was only about a quarter mile longer till the end. Then he told us we should have walking sticks so we could fend off the snakes. After that of course we did see two snakes. They were not real big though. When we walked back out of the trail I noticed the sign that said you had to sign in and out so the authorities knew if anyone was lost or hurt on the trail. God takes care of fools and children. Knowing my age I will let you guess which one he was caring for that day.

 We were down in Florida when Sharon found another trail along the Gulf that we had to walk.

 

This time we did not put on any bug repellant.  Oh, the chiggers had a feast. Oh, we had itching and pain. It was a beautiful walk through a type of nature I had never seen first hand. Palm trees and hanging moss. A piece of advice, when out in nature in the south DEET is your friend.

Everything was built up in the air about 10 feet. You have to love the way they made this building handicap accessible.

This neighborhood in New Orleans was just rebuilt. A lot of people parked their cars under their houses.

Found a beach on the Atlantic just in time for a storm to roll in and the warning sirens blow to clear the area.

The water on the gulf was clear and warm. I could spend a lot of time there. The black on this beach was where they had burned the seaweed that had ridden the waves in on the previous day.

This was the pool area at one of our hotels. It was surrounded by palm trees. Sometimes I get to attached and bound to the place where I am. I have put down roots that leave me like a tomato plant in a cage. Tied in one place and not able to rejoice in all of God' creation.